Newsweek columnist learns how to love handguns

October 4, 2004
Newsweek

Firing Line - Our liberal columnist learns how to stop worrying—and love handguns

By Gersh Kuntzman

I had just heard the news last week that the House had voted to repeal Washington, D.C.’s strict ban on handguns, so I did what any self-respecting, gun-hating liberal New York Jewish journalist would do: I went to the nearest rifle range to blast some lead.

This would not have been my first instinct, of course. No, my first reaction would have been to write Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex) an angry letter about the latest vote—as well as last month’s failure to reinstate the assault-weapon ban. But given that the National Rifle Association "Victory Fund" gave DeLay $4,950 last year and I gave DeLay $0,000 last year, I didn’t think he’d take my anti-gun argument seriously.

So I fell back on Plan B: Learn how to stop worrying and just love firearms.

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